Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29
MR.. CARLISLE.
The Speaker of the House Thinks Mr..
Cleveland Will Lead the Demo
cratic Forces 0f1SSS.
He Thinks MIR Blaine Can be Nominated IL
He " al Is to be, But is Not Sure
That Blaine Desirce Ii.
Louisville Courier-Journai.

SdlIlSlS IL LeAlUSLOu, 1uC 1usSANlCN
occup es nearly column and q half, and
agrees with the views Of Ne. WatteTsor
recently expressed in the Herald inter-
view. The Herald representative visited
Mr.. Carlisle at the farm Of Mr.. Overton,
in this county. The distinguished gentle
man hiss not been we'll for sometime, and
after his speech g. the Bryant's Station
barbecue, LAST Wednesday, be Cancelled
several OF MS engagements on that &C.
count. He was feeling some better, how
ever, Saturday morning, as under the
lovely surroundings Of the beautiful
0verton farm one would scarcely stay
sick. After the usual greetings, the
Herald said:
"Mr. Carlisle, | wish to get your views
on national politics; the outlook for next
year, etc.n
"Wen," replied Mr. Carlisle, "that is o
able at present to talk about, but proba-
bly, can say something briefly on the
subject"
"Who will be nominated by the two
parties for the presidency next year. and
what,in your opinion, will be the issues?"
asked the Herald.
land is foregone conclusion, and in ny
opinion it is the wisest and hest thing the
Democratic party can do. If nominated
he will be elected, no matter who may be
his opponent. He has given the country
8 sensible, business-like and patriotic
administration, and the best evidence of
his capacity for the place he occupies is
found in the fact that even his most vigi-
liant and vindictive political opponents
have not been able to point to single
instance in which any public interest has
suffered on account of his official conduct
The petulant tone of the party criticism,
to which he has long been subjected
throughout his administration, is of itself
confession that his course in regard to
large and important matters, has been
unasssilable. 50 long as he continues 20
do the right thing at the right time and
in the right way, no political capital can
be made by attempts to ridicule or exag-
gerste his personal characteristics, and
il he is relominated the Republicans will
discover long before the Campaign is over
that this shot is too small for the game
they are hunting.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
"Mr. Blaine, l think, can secure the
Republican nomination if he wants it, but
it is not yet certain that he would teke it.
He is the most perfect living
representative OF the real principles
and methods OF the partisan Republi-
licenism which characterized the ad-
ministration Of the government for
twenty years after the close OF the War,
and if the party intends to make On &C
tive and aggressive campaign in support
of its actual political faith, it will compel
him to take the nomination. Mr.. Blaine
believes implicitly In the sovereignty OF
the Republican party and III himself as
the impeTsonatiOn of its power. he
therefore claims the allegiance and &C
tive support OF any protested Republican
and never forgives any one who oppose:
him. This has aliensted him from 6
large number of prominent men in his
own party, but he is still stronger inside
The party than any other man, and, i
nominated, would receive the full par.
tisau Republican vote. But he will never
again receive such vote as he
-eceived in 1884. The country has haC
time to think-time to compare the ad
ministration which Mr.. Cleveland hss
actually given 1t with the edminis.
trstion which Mr.. Blaine would probaol,
have given it-and the result is tina
Cleveland is stronger than be was il
1881, and Blaine much weaker.
TIE ISSUES.
'fYou ask what will be the issues il
1883. That depends largely IN what lbs,
he done in Congress during the rex
session, and to some extent upon tn
public characters and antecedents of tn
nominees of the two conventions. TALES
taxation is reduced and the revenues Gu
down to such an extent as t
prevent q large accumulation of money il
the treasury, the tariff question will
inevitably be very prominent one in TIL
next canvass. hope sn adjustment ma
be made which will relieve the treasur
and the people and settle this vexetiou
question for time at least. But l hav
recently seen some expressions O
opinions and purposes which ere not q
alI encoursgir g. TIE revenue reforr
Democrats Will do all in their power, b
making reasonable concessions snd other
wise, to secure proper legislation upo
this subject, snd il nothing is done tn
responsibility must be taken By Others
We are willing TO meet our political as
sOCiates Of all shades of opinion upol
this subject in party caucus, and sup
port such measure Of revision and re
duction as the majority may agree upo
after full and free interchange Of views
aud we have always been willing to d
this. We reCognz2 the fact that in cd
justlng the details Of 8 measure whlc
affects SO many conflicting interests con
Cessions must be made on all sides, an
the honest opinion of all who really ds
sire to reform our revenue laws and re
duce taxes must be respected as far 8
possible. All we can reasonably hope fc
is to pass such bill as will meet the gel
eral approval Of the ms ority in the mai
features, and this we can do if all Dem
ocrats will work together in goo
faith. The platform of tt
Ohio = Democracy, which l ha,
Just read, indicates return to the trr
principles and politics of the party, al
if our friends everywhere will initiate tt
spirit which appears to have animate
their state convention, there will soon
perfect harmony In the party on the sui
iect Of taxation.
THE REPUBLICAN POLICY.
81 suppose from present indication
that the Republicans will, as usual thru
sectional and race questions into Il
campaign, but they will have but little
any influence on the result. The sensib
people of the north are tire
Of listening to the lamentations
political Jeremiahs, and the Peep
of the south have never been troubled
them. 1t is true that the negro does n
vote as often now as he did several yea
sgo, but he votes when he wants to vot
and is making no compliant. In Il
south he is SIS general rule prospero,